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Resolution at Vail Ski Resort

Advanced · 1425 m long with 310 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 26° at its steepest, facing W.

26°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
1425 mlength
310 mvertical
3517 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Resolution is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

How to get to Resolution

Lifts that reach the top: Pete's Express Lift (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 70 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Riva Bahn Gondola
  2. Ski Boomer (easy)
  3. Ski Flap Jack (easy)
  4. Ride Northwoods Express Lift
  5. Ski Sleepytime Road (intermediate)
  6. Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
  7. Ski China Bridge Access Road (intermediate)
  8. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  9. Ski Cloud 9 - Lower (intermediate)
  10. Ride Skyline Express Lift
  11. Ski Pete'S Bowl Skiway Road (intermediate)
  12. Ski Big Rock Park - East (intermediate)
  13. Ski Big Rock Park - West (intermediate)
  14. Ski Cloud 9 - Middle (intermediate)
  15. Ride Pete's Express Lift
  16. Ski Resolution (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Hornsilver, Big Rock Park - West, Big Rock Park - East. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Pete's Express Lift (3 min), Tea Cup Express Lift (6 min), Skyline Express Lift (6 min).

See Resolution on the 3D mapAll runs at Vail Ski Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.